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WEST BRIDGEWATER (AP) -- A state police sergeant has suffered what police say were minor injuries after his cruiser struck a utility pole in West Bridgewater.

A department spokesman says the trooper was on Route 28 when he struck the pole at about 6:50 a.m. Monday. He was taken by ambulance to Brockton Hospital for evaluation. He was treated and released.

The cause of the crash is under investigation and no additional information was released.

Gas prices inch up by a penny

BOSTON (AP) -- The cost of a gallon of gas in Massachusetts has inched up by a penny in the past week.

AAA Southern New England reports Monday that self-serve, regular is up to $3.41 per gallon, 12 cents above the national average.

The current price is still 13 cents lower than a month ago, but 12 cents higher than this time last year.

Cat stuck in tree for week in Rochester down

ROCHESTER (AP) -- A cat that spent at least seven days stuck 80 feet up a tree in Rochester is back on solid ground, but animal welfare activists are still looking for it because it ran away and is probably hurt.

The cat fell to the ground and ran off after firefighters cut the branch it was perched on Sunday.

Pam Robinson, founder of a cat shelter in town, tells The Standard Times of New Bedford she and other volunteers looked for the cat Monday. She says the animal probably has frostbite and is hungry.

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The cat was first spotted on Christmas Eve by someone who lives in the area, who heard it crying.

Two men shot in running car in Brockton

BROCKTON (AP) -- Authorities are still looking for suspects in a double slaying in Brockton.

Police say Tashawn Leslie and Tyerelle Baker, both 23 and both of Brockton, were found fatally shot inside their running car in the northern end of the city just after 4 p.m. Saturday.

Both had been shot in the chest. Both were taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center where they were pronounced dead.

District Attorney Timothy Cruz says of Sunday night no suspects had been identified and no motive disclosed.

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